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Norma S. Lindsey
Dca Judge · Third District Court of Appeal
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Dca Judge · Third District Court of Appeal
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Judge — Third District Court of Appeal
Judge Norma S. Lindsey was appointed to the Third District Court of Appeal by Governor, now Senator, Rick Scott and took her seat on the Court on June 19, 2017. She was previously appointed to the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in 2011 by then Governor Scott, where she served until she joined the appellate bench. Judge Lindsey began her judicial career in January of 2006 when she was appointed to the Miami-Dade County Court by Governor Jeb Bush.
She previously served as a member of the District Court of Appeal Performance and Accountability Commission, and as a member of the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. She also previously served as the Third DCA Representative to the Appellate Practice Section of the Florida Bar and as a member of the Florida Supreme Court Work Group on Appellate Court Reporting Requirements. And, she is a former member of the Florida Supreme Court Work Group on County Court Jurisdiction, and a former Judicial Liaison to the Real Property and Probate Section of the Florida Bar.
Prior to her appointment to the Third District Court of Appeal, Judge Lindsey served as an Associate Judge on Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal in December of 2014 and in July of 2016. She also served on more than two dozen Circuit Appellate Panels in the Appellate Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit during her time as a Circuit judge.
Judge Lindsey has been active throughout her career in judicial education having served as a faculty member and co-chair of the Civil Track for the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies and as a faculty member of the Florida Judicial College, the Florida Conferences of Circuit Court Judges and the Florida Conference of County Court Judges. In addition, she has lectured and taught numerous CLE courses at events sponsored by national, state and local bar associations, law schools and community groups.
Outside of the courtroom, Judge Lindsey is an active volunteer judge of student competitions. She has served as a volunteer judge for the Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition at the annual Florida Bar Conference, the University of Miami School of Law Mock Trial and Moot Court Competitions, as well as student competitions at St. Thomas University College of Law and Florida International College of Law, the Legal Services of Greater Miami First Annual Legal Eagle Closing Argument Competition, the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Student Trial Advocacy Program, and the Southeastern United States Regional Black Law Students Association Mock Trial Competition.
Judge Lindsey is the recipient of the University of Miami School of Law Alumni Achievement Award, the Dade County Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America National Service to Youth Award. She is a former Big Sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters School to Work Program and has been recognized for her work on the Women’s Committee of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami. Judge Lindsey earned Hon. Mention Recognition as a High School All-American in Track and Field after winning the Virginia State AA High School high jump championship two years in a row.
Prior to taking the bench, Judge Lindsey practiced commercial litigation. She also served as a member and chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission for Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal, the Executive Director of Florida’s Growth Management Study Commission, and as Associate General Counsel for Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade.
Judge Lindsey earned her law degree at the University of Miami School of Law. She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics from Marshall University, where she was the Captain of the Women’s Track and Field Team and the recipient of the Arlene Stooke Award for Leadership Excellence.
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Service 2017–present.
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SARASUA V. AVILA PROPERTIES, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ESTRADA SR. V. ESTRADA JR., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
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CASTILLO V. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
FERNANDEZ V. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PEREZ V. 147TH AVENUE & 8TH STREET SUPERMARKET
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TIKHOMIROV V. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
DEAUVILLE HOTEL MANAGEMENT, LLC, ETC. V. WARD
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
FELDER V. DEL RIO CONDOMINIUM ASSOC., INC.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JACKMAN V. GEICO INDEMNITY INS.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CORAL GABLES IMPORTS, INC. V. SUAREZ
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
TRI-STAR LAMINATES, INC., ETC. V. POINT BLANK ENTERPRISES, INC.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GARCIA, ET AL. V. DADELAND STATION ASSOCIATES, LTD.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
DEUTSCHE BANK V. MOBLEY
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
BISNAUTH V. DEUTSCHE BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MAYALA V. COUNTRYWIDE BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BALMASEDA V. OKAY INSURANCE EXCHANGE OF AMERICA, LLC, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MACALUSO V. INSURANCE AUCTIONS, LLC, ETC., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WHITT V. U.S. BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MESA V. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AIM RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. V. WILLIAMS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY V. WILCOX
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THE REALTY ASSOCIATES FUND IX, L.P. V. TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
ESCOBAR, ET AL. V. ESSERMAN, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROJAS V. RODRIGUEZ
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, INC. V. MENDOZA AND LLANES
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
DUNN V. UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VAZQUEZ AND HERNANDEZ V. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOC.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BALAGUER V. PHYSICIANS FOR THE HAND, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
RAMOS V. SUPER WHEELS MIAMI, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MIRANDA AND MAURI V. CITIZENS PROPERTY INS. CORP.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PICO V. GMAC MORTGAGE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MATA V. UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FOURNIER MENDEZ V. SUN WEST MORTGAGE CO., INC.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SANTOS V. CITIMORTGAGE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ARIS V. APPLEBAUM
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
LAS PALMAS LITTLE HAVANA V. KOSS LAW
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BLAKENSHIP V. EAIR, L.L.C.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HERNANDEZ V. STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPT. OF BUSINESS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MITEVA, ET AL. V. SPACE COAST CREDIT UNION
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HUETE V. BANK OF NEW YORK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FERNANDEZ V. LA SALLE BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DE JESUS V. HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
NEWELL V. CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
ESCOBAR, ET AL. V. ESSERMAN, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHELVING & EQUIPMENT V. NATIONAL DELI
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
FRAME ART, ET AL. V. SWIRE PROPERTIES, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RYAN & JESSICA DOMINGUEZ V. HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
ESCOBAR, ET AL. V. ESSERMAN, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FOUNTAIN STAR V. REGIONS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JERUSALEN V. MCCORMICK 105
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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